The "Times," December27th, 1890
SIR,—'sautocraticgovernmentaccessibletome, ,asIpointedoutinmyfirstletter, "nopersonalhabitmoresurelydegradestheconscienceandtheintellectthanblindandunhesitatingobediencetounlimitedauthority." Nowwehaveit, 'sownshowingthateveryofficerofhishasundertakento"obeywithoutquestioningorgainsayingtheordersfromheadquarters." 'saffidavitinthe "Eagle" case, whichIhavealreadycited; ' "notquitecorrect" becausehehad "" thefactsofthecase (the"Times," November4th, 1885); 'saccountofthereasonsofhiswithdrawalfromtheSalvationArmy:—
"ThegeneralandChiefdidnotandcouldnotdenydoingthesethings; theonlyquestionwasthis, Wasitrighttopractisethisdeception? ThesepointsofdifferencewerefullydiscussedbetweenmyselfandtheChiefoftheStaffonmywithdrawal, especiallytheLeamingtonincident, ,fromthefirst, thattheyhadactedastheysupposedwithasingleeyetothegoodofGod'scause, andhadpersuadedmyselfthatthethingswere, asagainstthedevil, righttobedone, thatasinbattleonepartycapturedandturnedtheenemy'sowngunsuponthem,so, astheywerefightingagainstthedevil, "General" (p.63)."
Now, Idonotwishtosayanythingneedlesslyharsh,,underthesecircumstances, trustanyuncorroboratedstatementemanatingfromheadquarters, ormadebytheGeneral'sorder? ''ssystem? Anddiditnotbehovemetopickmywaycarefullythroughthemassofstatementsbeforeme, manyofthemduetopeoplewhosemoralsensemight, bypossibility, ?
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